UNSPSC 50523426: Non GMO dauphine grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO dauphine grapes. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50523426 Non GMO Dauphine grapes is a Commodity code that sits at the bottom tier of the taxonomy. The code shows minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. Of the seventeen recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code, only one — Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas — involves fruit procurement; the remainder cover broader fresh produce, eggs, beverages, and food service supplies that do not fit the specific product category of non-GMO Dauphine grapes. The mismatch between the code's name and the actual work being solicited suggests either broad tagging by procurement offices or a classification drift in how the state and local system applies this commodity designation.

The opportunities that do appear under the code reveal a market dominated by school districts and county education boards procuring fresh produce to support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. Issuing bodies include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), and Austin Independent School District (Texas), alongside one state-level procurement from the State of Georgia. Georgia school districts dominate the recent activity. Representative solicitations include Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs to serve thirty school districts across two regions with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million (responses due March 4, 2026), Austin Independent School District's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages (responses due March 11, 2026), and Muscogee County School District's ITB 26-017 for approximately sixty produce line items with bids due April 27, 2026. No opportunities in the block specifically solicit Dauphine grapes or non-GMO fruit varieties by name, making pursuit under this code dependent on broader produce supply arrangements rather than a focused commodity niche.